Monthly Archives: December 2021
Is farm pyrolysis the best answer to climate change?
Every day it seems there is a catastrophic event that is in some fashion related to climate change.
Seventy to 80 percent of the people are in agreement now that climate change is a serious issue — if not the most important issue — the 
world faces today with regard to the habitability of our planet. We have all heard and been encouraged to take the hundreds of steps we can do personally to reduce our carbon footprint. And we have heard/read about governmentally and business-wise switching to solar, wind and others as our energy source.
The purpose of all is to stop or vastly decreasing putting carbon dioxide, methane and other global warming gases into our atmosphere. But attendant to the problem is the time delay of
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Perfect time to begin anew
The New Year is here, and I’m excited to see what 2022 has for us! My hope is this coming year will be a season of abundance not just with material prosperity and success, but of love, health and spiritual awareness. As we plant seeds of faith, may we have the patience and expectation to witness the harvest of God’s blessings.
One of my personal resolutions is to be more generous and joyful, even when things are not going well. I’m reminded of a quote by Mother Teresa, who said, “Not all of us can do great things, but we can all do small things with great love.”
January means “beginning,” and as we plan our resolutions, this is the perfect occasion to consider developing physical, emotional and spiritual lifestyle changes. You notice I used the word “developing,” because our goals are often a lengthy process. For example, eating a salad
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Lions fall short in Christmas tourney
By Bru Nimmons
Staff Reporter
bnimmons@thepccourier.com
CENTRAL — After winning their first two games last week, the Daniel High School boys’ basketball team moved on to the finals of its annual Christmas tournament against Wade Hampton on Thursday.
The Lions, however, came just short of championship glory, falling 59-50 to the Generals in the championship game.
“They did a really good job offensively of pushing the ball,” Daniel head coach Ben Touchberry said of Wade Hampton following the loss. “Defensively, they did a really good job of stopping our penetration and
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Pickens girls win pair heading into Christmas
PICKENS — The Pickens High School Lady Blue Flame picked up two wins earlier this month to head into the Christmas break with a 5-4 overall record.
“This team is so much fun to watch grow together,” Pickens coach Rikki Owens said. “They are
getting better with court awareness, game situations and the chemistry among each other. Despite adversity, they have the best attitudes, and we are starting to get on the radar for hard competition. These girls are a force to be reckoned with, for sure.”
In a Dec. 13 home game,the Lady Blue Flame defeated the Lady Mustangs of Palmetto High School, 52-36. Eighth-grade guard Ava Owens led the Lady Blue Flame with 14 points, 12 steals, nine rebounds
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Courier Obituaries 12-29-21
ELVIN KENDRICK RICHARDSON
BULLARD, Texas — Melvin Kendrick Richardson was born Dec. 28, 1934, in Gastonia, N.C., to parents Maude Elizabeth Gibson 
Richardson and Frank Simpson Richardson and passed away after a battle with Parkinson’s disease on Dec. 25, 2021.
He served in the United States Air Force as a vehicle maintenance officer at Craig Air Force Base in Selma, Ala.
Dr. Richardson received a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering from Clemson University, a master of science in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University, a master of arts in mathematics from the University of Alabama and a doctor of philosophy in engineering mechanics from the University of Alabama.
He was a member of the faculty of the mechanical engineering and agricultural engineering
Paying Tribute
Wreaths laid at graves of more than 1,000 local veterans
By Ann Warmuth
For The Courier
news@thepccourier.com
COUNTY — Downpours could not stop the Central, Clemson and Easley volunteers numbering over 450 who came out for the third year in a row on Dec. 18 to remember the lives of the communities’ 1,027 veterans at rest in the 10 cemeteries supported by the local Wreaths Across America (WAA) programs.
This year’s WAA theme was “Live Up to Their Legacy,” with 2.4 million veterans wreaths laid on their resting places in more than 3,110
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Red Devils win state title
BLYTHEWOOD — The Liberty High School Red Devil Battalion JROTC Raider team brought home another state championship Saturday, Dec. 11.
Teams from all over the state competed at Blythewood High School to claim the state championship and qualify for one of 20 slots to
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State Farm is Chamber Member of the Month
The December Greater Pickens Chamber of Commwerce Member of the Month is the Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance agency. State Farm is located at 104 S. Catherine St. in Pickens. The Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance office is proud to serve Pickens, Easley, Six Mile, Sunset, Liberty and surrounding areas in South and North Carolina. The Sara Turgeon State Farm insurance agency handles auto, home, renter’s, life, business and financial services insurances, with a focus on resident relocations to the Pickens County area. Stop in, call (864) 878-3541 or visit saraturgeon.com for all your insurance needs. Pictured are chamber president Bryan Owens, Rebecca Murray, Sara Turgeon, Garson Burns, Rose Simmons, Kristine Barksdale, Holly Gravely, Von Dean and Goose, the office’s resident pup and greeter.
New Year’s dishes bring good fortune
By Olivia Fowler
For the Courier
ofowler@thepccourier.com
All over the world, people believe that serving certain dishes on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s 
Day will bring a prosperous New Year.
Greens of almost any kind are chosen to represent folding money, pork is considered a prosperous meat and peas and beans represent coins in many cultures.
In the South, especially the Carolinas, collard greens, black-eyed peas and rice are universally thought to be most important for New Year’s dishes.
This tradition can be traced to several other regions, primarily Africa, France and the Caribbean.
The pork roast and saurkraut tradition is favored in states with strong German and Dutch heritages, and the orange brandy cake is a Greek Island tradition.
They’re all good. And I hope prosperity will come to you immediately after eating at least one of these dishes.
